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Satellite passive microwave methods for the Arctic cyclone studies are considered. The data of Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) onboard Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellites and Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer—Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) onboard Aqua satellite and AMSR2 onboard GCOM-W satellite are shown to be quite informative for polar low studies. The methodology of polar low detection and tracking, based on analysis of the total atmospheric water vapor fields, retrieved from passive microwave satellite measurement data, is described. Several case studies of mesoscale low system are considered using passive microwave and other satellite data, including visible, infrared and synthetic aperture radar images and scatterometer wind fields.
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The study has been performed under the cooperation in frame of EC EuRuCAS Project #295068. Funding for this research was also provided by the Mega-grant of the Russian Federation Government to support scientific research under the supervision of leading scientist at RSHU, No. 11.G34.31.0078. This work is partly supported by RFBR Project 11-05-ophi-m-2011. Aqua AMSR-E data were provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) within the cooperation between the JAXA and the POI FEB RAS (project GCOM-1RA F10).
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Zabolotskikh, E.V., Mitnik, L.M., Bobylev, L.P., Chapron, B. (2014). Satellite Passive and Active Microwave Methods for Arctic Cyclone Studies. In: Tang, D., Sui, G. (eds) Typhoon Impact and Crisis Management. Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, vol 40. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40695-9_4
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